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Guyana’s tourism industry continues to develop at a fast pace, and is being recognised as a premier tourism destination in the world. Another effort in further promoting what Guyana has to offer to the world, while maintaining its natural wonders – ecosystem, biodiversity and landscape – saw the commissioning of another example of good environmental and sustainable management practices, a Gy$54 million visitor’s arrival centre in the Kaieteur National Park. This centre marks another milestone to enhance facilities at the park, a GINA release said. The centre was completed with…

President Bharrat Jagdeo has urged the newly-appointed Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, to support the fight against climate change by championing a shift away from traditional instruments of overseas development assistance (ODA) among multilateral lending institutions when dealing with funds for tackling climate change. Meeting on the margins of the World Bank/ IMF annual meetings in Washington DC on Friday, September 23, Jagdeo urged Lagarde to support a shift to a new mindset in thinking about climate financing. He highlighted this as a new type…

– movie theatre, sports complex on the cards Management of Princess International Hotel, Guyana has disclosed plans to inject millions of dollars in investments aimed at further improving and expanding the facilities located at Providence, East Bank Demerara. General Manager of Princess International Hotel Guyana, Muharrem Kulekci, during an exclusive interview with the Guyana Times International last week, explained that the expansion is being undertaken because the hotel understands its commitment to further improve its hospitality and tourism image, which will see more business coming not only to the establishment,…

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has refuted Venezuela’s statement that it was not informed of Guyana’s application for the extension of the continental shelf until September 7. According to that ministry, since 2009, Guyana submitted its claim for the extension of the continental shelf to the Venezuelan Embassy here under cover of a note verbale. The Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Tuesday release said that the Venezuelan Embassy was issued a copy of the preliminary information, which was submitted to the Secretary General of the United Nations. “That document constitutes the executive summary…

The Organisation of American States (OAS) and the governments of Guyana and Ecuador have signed an agreement for the execution of the project to promote firearms-marking in Latin America and the Caribbean, which is part of the Inter- American Convention Against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms (CIFTA). The agreement was signed on Monday, September 26 by the Secretary General of the OAS, José Miguel Insulza, on behalf of that hemispheric organisation; the Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the OAS, Ambassador María Isabel Salvador; the Permanent Representative of Guyana…

By Michael Younge  An an interview with Guyana Times International on Saturday, September 24, Indranauth Haralsingh, director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), said GuyExpo has impacted positively on efforts being made to improve the country’s domestic tourism profile, while simultaneously promoting sustainable tourism development. He said the continuous staging of GuyExpo has helped to build domestic tourism while promoting and educating Guyanese about “things local”. He was convinced that the event is usually used by business entities and tourism stakeholders as the platform to disseminate information to the general…